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Retrofit Revolution

Posted by Trish Riley, May 3, 2010

“Walk into any Home Depot or Lowe’s and you’ll see evidence that the $31 billion really is boosting the economy, and to greener ends. At the chain hardware stores, advertisements for energy-efficient windows and doors and other weatherization measures are tapping into the revised tax credit for energy-efficient existing homes: Under the Recovery Act, the individual tax credit for energy-efficient improvements has been raised from a 10 percent preexisting baseline to 30 percent in 2009 and 2010, with an overall cap of $1,500.”